please specify the installer (what program are you trying to install) /??
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user91632Oct 1 '12 at 14:37

by the way your home directory is /home/yourUserName or ~
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user91632Oct 1 '12 at 14:38

thank you for the quick response! I have compiled the super nintendo emulator,bsnes.after running make,it compiled and then i tried running sudo make install.I believe the installer is g++-4.6
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DNiceOct 1 '12 at 14:43

Your home directory is set in /etc/passwd. There's usually no reason to change it. Maybe you could write a little bit more about what problem you are trying to solve.
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Florian DieschOct 1 '12 at 15:15